Leo XIII (1878–1903), the first pope of the 20th century, took bold stances on the major social issues of his time and laid ...

ON May 8, the second day of the 2025 conclave to elect a new pope after Pope Francis died at 88 on April 21, 133 cardinal ...

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Pope Leo XIII, who was pope from 1878-1903 ... By contrast, Leo is among the most frequently taken names by a pope, with only Benedict, Gregory and John having been chosen more often. Of the 13 ...

Pope Leo XIII, who was pope from 1878-1903 ... By contrast, Leo is among the most frequently taken names by a pope, with only Benedict, Gregory and John having been chosen more often. Of the 13 ...

The most recent pope buried there was Benedict XVI ... The last to do so was Gregory XII, who died in 1417 and is buried in the Cathedral of St. Flavian in Recanati, his hometown.

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

“There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great Industrial Revolutio ...

Around 6 a.m., thousands of people began to file into St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass. Thousands of volunteers from the Red Cross and other groups took positions in the streets ...